standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
about when; about what time; how soon
test period; exam period; examination time
consent form; letter of consent
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
possibility; potential; expandability
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range